IIT Madras sets up centre to offer solutions to water woes
The Hindu
AquaMAP receives ₹3 crore seed grant from alumni
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has set up an inter-disciplinary water management and policy centre called ‘AquaMAP’ aiming to provide smart solutions to challenging water problems.
It proposes to design scalable models that would be implemented in some locations across the country.
Ligy Philip, Dean (Planning) and faculty of civil engineering at the Institute, is the principal investigator of AquaMAP. She will be supported by 20 faculty members from various departments working on water-related issues.
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